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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

The United States, which is only
now becoming rcconcileG to the rivalry
Of Russian petroleum, is ,ns,acsd bv
serious competition in fresh quarter
nearer home. In Venezuela the pe-
troleum deposits Of Lake Maracaybo.
which have long been known f"r their
copi"usness, are at length being opened
up by capitalists, and there are rumors.
reported by the American consul, Plu-
macher. that the Rothschil,ls are likely
to secure = monopoly Of the affair.
Lake Maracaybo is situated in the
northern part Of venezuela, and by
means VI the Gulf Of Venezuela has d.
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As breeder of diseases there are
fe~ things that excell the average farm
house cellar. II underlies the whole
house, with nothing to prevent its ex.
hxlstions rising into the uppcr rnoms
except thin hoard floor. In this eel.
lar all manner Of things for family use
are kept the season rnund. Meat.
vegetables, milk. butter, bread. pastry.
preserves, pickles and fruit are here
stored in their various recsptacles.
There is very seldom anything to sep.
arate the fruit and vegetables from the
other parts Of the cellar. and there is
usually more or less decaying vegetable
matter to load the air with poisonous
germs. At various seasons Of the year
the cellar walls collect dampness, OF
small pools Of water lie under their
loose board foors. sending up malari-
Gus odors into the ruums above.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

dancing. The excitement gradually
increases until they fairly howl. some
barking like dogs, som. growing like
bears. They grin and gnash their
teeth, and comfort their bodies in all
shapes that their joints aud muscular
development will admit Of. Sweat be.
gins 10 ooze from every pore in their
bodies. One Arrives To outdo the
other, for hs is considered the best
dancer who can howl the loudess, gri,
the 6ercesi and comfort the most. A.
TER tho first set il finiahed y bucket "f
water il passed sromnd. frnm whic',
each dancer tai 20 an enormous pull,
all drinking out Of the bucket, and af-
ter about a minutes rest the same per-
formance above described is again gone
through with. Alaska Free Press.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

rect comnunication With the sea. The
surrounding country, having an area
Of many hundred miles, is saturated
with petroleum and asphalt, which
dows in Streams through the dense
forests, and smits indammabls gas,
which of'en bursts into aheets Of fame
similar to those which have been a
phenomenon in tho Caspian region for
Thousands VI years. aa6
While the petroleum gss burning at
Baku has secured that country tha ap.
pellation of /" The Region Of the Eter-
aal Fire. the pstrolssm eas perpetu.
ally 6ickering on the bsr and along the
immediate coaat of Marncaybo haa
earned the phenomenon ever since the
Spaniards discovered and conquered
the country the title Of " The lnfernsl
Fire." According t. Consul Piu.
macher. one of the streams 1T oil testcd
by traveller was found 10 Gov At the
nse Of nearly 6,0oo gaIlons day, the
whole Of which was wasted upon the
sandy soil. The vsnssuslan oil ap.
pears to occupy midway position BE-.
tween the crude article extracted ia
the United etates and Russia, yielding
30 par cent. Of illuminating oil. Of
kerosene. Of high quality ~ compared
with the 70 per cent. of the former and
the 50 VI the latter. Engineering.
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New ne Auk aaA ssska uadiass Adjsst
Their IYlAal Dllereaeen.


Their Tribal Ds9ereaees.
On last Sunday at least FIVE canoes
Of Sitka Indians arrived at the AUX
village, Just above town. 1t was the
occasion Of no little excitement among
tho Auks. for the Sitkans, as is usual
upon such visits, made demand Of 40
blankets ~ a remuneration for injuries
. member Of their tribe had received
two years ago, while engaged in Gu.
and slash with an AUX Indian. in which
the Sitkan got decidedly the worst If
the battle. The Auks refused 10 ac..
csds TO the demand, the resSlt of
which WIS general go-as.you-please,
IN which knives took . promineu' psrt
- settlers cf the dispute. During the
melee ono Of the Auks received Sc
vsrs'eut on the hand, ~uWn which he
set up a howl. demanding pay from
the sitkans for the wound he had re-
ceivcd at their hands. 1t now 'eing
standof. in that members Of bnth
tribes had received injuries one from
ths other. peace was declared. provid-
ing the Auks would tender to their
visitors . grand potlatch feast and
dance). The Auks. who are a weaker
tribe than the Sitkans. consented. aud
accordingly on Wednesday evening
last the hall was opened Abcu. once
year the Sitkans come over aud run
bluG on their weaker neighbors, dur.
Ing which they make lore to their most
buxom squaws, and gorge Themselves
until the larders Of their hosts are well
n,ph exhausted.
Upon the evening Of the dance the
whites of juneau we're informed If the
occasion and requested to come ms
spectators. The band boys, for the
novelty Of the thing, determined to
srrenade the sons of the forest and
open up their hall in = style that Mr.
10 had never seen the like Of hefore.
Accordingly the band aud white spec
tators formed the line Of march at the
outskirts of the village. aud. to the
tunes of +" Prisoners HOPE" and
1" Marching through Geerpis, marched
up through the village. coming to
halt in front Of Chief Cow ees resi.
dence. Although the odor of dried
salmon and seal grease somewha.
shcksd the players. they managed To
finish the strain. The old chief gave
them warm welcome, and extended
10 the band the great honor Of leading
forth the dancers, who were already
costumed and ready. The hand again
formed the line Of march. with the war
chief, Cow Kleck, in front as drum
major. and about twenty-five Indian
dancers, hideously painted and dressed
in costumes In imitation of the bear,
fox, eagle, swan, goose and other ami.
mails, interpersed throughout with hits
of bright coloring. bringing up the
rear. f
The procession came to stop in
front If the hall. snake cabin some
N nv An faaf ITno,, tba Ao,r ;ns;da
packed " close as sardipes in box,
sat men, women and children. Two
rows Of squaws occupy the front, who
in perfect tune, and with powerful ex-
ercise Of their lungs, sing chorus To
the chant Of tho dancers. A. y given
signal from the chief, who acts us Aor
manager, the music strikes up; then
there Il lows flourish Of swan wings.
and the dancers commonce singing and
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

An Eastern horticulturalist claims
tn have heen successful in grating .
peach shoot upon . sasaafrass tree, and
expects to raise deliciously favored
fruit.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

II people would go to only quarter
Of III, expense and trouble 10 keep
health MS they do to regain health after
it is Lost. she doctors would lose an i'm.
merse amonnt of business, but the
wealth and happiness of the world
would be Increased.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

Mr.. Gladstone has rentroll and
land income # $40, 900 a year. =
The Gaekwar Of Baroda. Indis. j.
coming to England with several ladies'
of his harem in his train.
The Emperor Of China. aged 16, has
an mc'ms If ESQ. .oOc, 900 year. He
will spend $4,000, 900 on his mar.
riage. soon TO take place. 8.
William D. Howslls will go to the
national capital again this winses 70
Z a'her more materials for his prom-
ised novel On Washington life.
The lace uscd for the layette Of Jay
Gould's Grandson, the little jay king
don Gould, formerly belonged to the
Empress Eueenie, and cost the mil.
lionsire sl5. 900. y
The Rev. Charles Fl. Srurxeon, ~
London. is said to he on the point #
separating himself from the Bapsist
Uni"n; q step which he might have
taken appro! riately long ago.
Mr.. W. B. Tesatmeier. who is q
great authority on piRe,ns. says that
in spite # the nonsense written about
flying by inatinct. all practical men
know that bird flies nv sight. aud be
has lost some of the hest birds he ever
owned hy trying 10 hy them across
London fogs.
Phil. Armour. the Millionaire meat.
packer Of chicsg", has given s400. 900
for m'ssim which is said tn BE- .
model Of iis kind. Il is established in
Chicago. and there are one thousand
children on its roll call. There is .
sch"'l, kindergarten. and dispen-
s,ry connected with this mission. > tn
which only the poorest and neediest
are admitted. t
Senor kmilic Castelar,, the Spanish
j" Cic.ro" .ch.,,ar and .t.t..m.n
.nend. hi. .ummsr bo,;a.v in N.
Basque proy;ncea To,b. early uoru.
;np. when mos. people ara rat in d.en
sluc,b,r C..t.:.r r;s... d,.. ,,eo,;o.
| suis and coy.rs many sheet. ~ ran.,
with that strsocl;no writing that !. shs
de.pair If hi. .ecret,,;es and cara.
spopdeu,s. Long before hi, choco,.ja
!. hr,vybt ;n ba b.. a;.n.,ch.a .,.h
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

II Is MT charitable to presume that
because man has All infamed nose,
and y countennnce burged up aud de-
moral 70 !. be 10 = drunkard. He may
have called somebody u liar.
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SALT LAKE SAMPLINC WORKS
AND ASSAY OFFICE.
SAL7 LAKE CITY UzAH


All orc handled without screeninR:
Moisture dried by steam; Fairbanks
track scale; everything weighed on cars:
C"nsignments solicilsd aud highest
prices obtained ON market.
No Commission charged.
FRANK F0OTE, Propsistov.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

Thankful for the liberal patronage aGorded
me In the past. my friends will still nnd lne at
the old tokNi.k. opposite the Depot, ready
to attend ~ tn ir wantc
orders from distance speciality.
sept IS III G. A. XRENELE.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
WOMEN BURNED TODEATH
IN THE BACK WOODS WITHOUT
EXCITISG
More Than Casual Interest on the
Part Of the People OF the Lo-
lity-Casualties.

ST. LOUIS, January 20.-Two women
burned to death 10 their house in the
back woods regions in 81. Louis coun-
ty last week without exciting more
than a casual reference from the in
different pc )ple Of the locality whtre
the unfortunate victims dwelt, and
the facts of the casualties have only
Just been learned. One OF the victims
was the wife of an old trapDer named
Castner, who lived in the @ eve Coz ar
bottoms. The family last Saturday
evening left her alone in the house.
While they were gone the house
caught fire. Mrs. Cashier was help
less paralylic, and when the family re-
turned they found the houss in ashes
and the poor woman's body buried TO
q crisp. The other victim was col
ored girl, the daughter OF Johnson
Claiborne, who, with his wife and six
children, occupied hut near Eureka.
All Of the family slept ia single room
on the ground fl Jor, except the un-
fortunate girl, who occupied a room in
the loft, the only entrance to which
was through trap door in the floor.
On Saturday night the house caught
fire, and before sbe could make her
escape the entire structure was in
flames. Nothing was found OF her re.
mains but few pieces OF charred
flesh and bones.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
THESTATEOFW ASHINGTON
THE TERRITORY, WITH A POR
TON OF IDAHO,
To He Admitted Into the Glorious
Realm of the states-weIoOme
WRshi Ing ton.

WASHINGTON, January 20.-In its
report upon the Senate bill to provide
for the admission OF Washington Ter
rtory "a State of the Union, the
House Committee on Territories says
that the vote cast al the last election
in that portion OF Idaho, which the
bill proposes TO add 10 the new State,
was 4Gi6, which, at the ratio OF AZ,
represents population OF 81 1885,
Adding this to the population OF
Washington, the new State will come
into the Union with 1877, 905 people, or
$4,000 more than the established unit
of representation. The committee ia
of the opinion that Washington Terri.
tory has all the elements OF wealth,
intelligence and local development, in
every particular, to enable her people
to successfully establish and main tain
q State govern ment. The committee
takes up the claim Of Montana for ad-
mission to the Union, and, after show
ing that the population at the last
election was 15l ,472, says that it would
seem that Montana contains larger
population than the ratio Of repre-
sentation in Congress. Copious quo
tations are made from the Governors
recent message exhibiting the fnan-
cial condition of the Territory,
its vast natural resources and heavy
exports of mineral and animal
products. The committee then
recommends that the original
Senate bill which provided for the adj
mission of Washington Territory,
with portion of Idaho added, be 80
amended as to include the Territory OF
Montana, and that the constitutions
OF the proposed States of Washington
and Montana DO submitted to Con-
grets instead OF the President, as pro-
vided in the Senate bill. Another
amendment proposed to the bill is a
requirement that the constitutions OF
the new States shall include pro-
vision forbidding polygamous assocla-
ton or cohabitahon within their juris-
diction. Chairman Hill, however,
excerpts to this last amendment on a
minority report, In which he says he
dissents from the msjority OF the com.
mittee, in requiring any religious test
of Whatever kind in the formation Of
a constitution for State OF the Union,
or imposing any conditions whatever
except that the State constitution
shall be republican in form and con-
form to the provisions OF the Oonstitu-
ton Of the United States.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
JAY GOULD
stands Behind tho Projected Kan
sas, Nebraska md Dakota
Railroad.

ST. LOUIS, January 20.-It is given
out here on what is alleged to be high
authority, that Jay Gould stands be-
hind the projected Kansas, Nebraska
and Dakota railroad, or what is better
known as Col. Bush's Great North and
South line, which is designed to con.
meet the coal fields OF Dakota with
New Orleans, and that he now holds a
controlling interest in the enterprise
aud intends to make 1t the biggest pro-
ject OF his life. One hundred miles Of
the road are now in actual operation,
and the greater part of the right Of
way has been provided for. The recent
purchase by Mr.. Gould Of the Little
Rock, Fort Smith and Mississippi road
in Arkansas is said to have been for
the purpose OF making it link in the
great line, and the present plan is to
strike at the sea moss, but this scheme
may be changed after Mr.. Gould's
present tour of inspection and observ-
alton. What is known as the New
Orleans, NatchGz and Fort Scott road
ia part Of the plan, and the Kansas,
Nebraska aud ID ,kota will be extended
southwark to Fort Scott, and thus
make the continuous line.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
TELEGRAMS.

Springfield, H., January 20.-The
lower house Of the State Assembly
pas ed a bill today appropristing
$4,000 for the erection OF monu-
msnt to Gen. John A. Logan at Chi
cg.
New York, January 20 The situa-
ton in the coal handlers strike at
Weehawken, He boken and Jersey City
remains unchanged.
Lancaster, Pa, January co. James
Barke, roller, employed at the
Columbia rolling mill, fsll into the
rolls this afternoon and was drawn
through twice. He received terrible
injuries and died soon afterwards.
Muscstine, Ia, January 2O.-Dr. w.
s. Robertson, president OF the State
B oard OF Health, died here this morn.
ing. He was Majo Of the Fifth Iowa
Regiment OF Infantry Volunteers dur.
ing tho rebellion, and was appointment
Mason.
P,tisburg, Pa, January ga Pos
Greensburg, Pa, special Gays: Oil wa
struck near Loyal Hanna today at {
depth OF 1000 feet. The strike hal
caused much excitement Throughout
Westmorelsnd county as it opens up
new field.
Newark, N. j., January 20.-A veiI
OF silver has been discovered in
rockyridge Of Glenridge, Essex county
A load of the ore has been assayed ant
found 10 contain about $40 worth q
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
A DanSerous Confiagpation

NRw YORK, January 20.-Fire broke
out this afternoon in the five story
double building at Nos. l75 aud III
Canal street, occupied by the Phenix
Furniture Company. On both sides
were bedstead and window shade fac
tories. TIE whole block is filed with
iuflammable materials. The rear OF
the burning building was the Big Fiat,
with 1900 tenants of al nationalities.
The spread of the fire was go rapid
that four workmen on the upper floors
barely escaped with their lives. The
are was, after hard struggle, confined
to the premises. The loss on building
and stock is about $4,000. The furni-
ture OF the concern is manufactured at
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
silver. A stock company has been
formed to work the mine.

silver. A stock company has been
formed to work the mine.
Cincinnati, o., January 20.-The
Diocesan Convention OF the Southern
Ohio Diocese, Protestant Episcopal
Church, spsnt the forenoon session in
Intellectual balloting for Assistant
B'snop. The Rev. DR.. Langford OF
New York has led in all the ballots
taken.
Terre Haute, Ind, January 90
Shannon's Bank, established in 1889,
closed its doors today. Liabilities,
$4,000; assets, $4,000 The bank
dealt principally with farmers. Mr..
Shannon died last spring, and since
then affairs have been conducted by
an administrator.
Cincinnati, o., January 20-The
Lumbermen's Convention adjourned
yesterday after ro-elecling the old
officers ss follows: President, II. g..
Wight; Vice President, A. l.. Schseier I;
Secretary and Treasurer, Jsmes M.
Campbell. The 400 delegates left for
the Sout tonight TO inspect the timber
OF that section.
Boston, Mass, January 20.-Dfs.
patches from Eastern Massachusetts,,
New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont
indicate that this morning was the
coolest OF the season, the thermometer
registering lao below zero in this
State and 400 below in quite number
OF places in New Hampshire, Vermont
and Maine.
ST.. Louis, Mo, January 20.-Yester-
day while we'll diggers we're engaged
in sinking a well at Clayton, seven
miles west OF this city, they struck a
rich vein OF coal at the depth OF fifty
three feet. The coal is OF excellent
quality, but the extent OF the vein is
not yet known. Shafts will be sunk
on adj acent property 80 that that may
be determined.
Boston, Mass, January 20.-In the
Superior Courlyesterday JudgeAldrich
administered a scathing rebuke to the
Rev. Thos. B. Briggs, Of Cambridge,
who had presumed TO address TO HIS
Honor two letters, one signed and the
other anonymous, protesting against
the Court opening the Downs case, on
the morality issue, after "the Attor-
ney General decided that there was
not sufficient evidence to convict" as
the letter expressed it.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
Disastrous Prairie Fire.

ST.. Louis, Mo-, January 2O.-A spe-
cial from Tahlequah, 1, T., says: One
OF the most disastrous prairie fires that
ever occurred in this section swept
over the prairies about two miles
north of this place yesterday evening.
The wind was blowing almost hurri-
cane and the FIRE devoured almost
everything in its path. Fences, hay
and everything of the kind were
burned for several miles around. AL
len Woodward, living three miles
northwest OF this place, lost everything
bui his dwelling. His cribs full OF
corn and hogs in the pen were burned
to ashes. Others report severe losses.
No lives were lost,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
De Icons Abom,naDIe Barter,ng.

Ne Icons AbOminRbIe BRrtering.
NKw York, January 20.-John de
Leon, who was recently arrested,
charged with sending young girls to
Panama for immoral purposes, was
placed on trial today on an indictment
Tor kidnapping. The chief witness
was Stephen Bonsal, reporter, who
worked his way into De Icons conf.
dence. He testified that De Leon told
him that "a an astrologer large num-
bsrs OF women came to him, aud that
he picked certain ones to get indebted
to him and then sent them to Panama,
consigned to a vile woman, assuring
them positions as servants at high
wages. De Leon said he had sent
forty girls to Panama in ten months,
and had never heard from them, nor
had he any trouble. "Desd girls, like
dead men, tell no tales the sporting
life and the climate in Panama soon
carried them off," Sarah Bowers, one
OF the women who had been sent to
Panama for immoral purposes, but
who escaped, testified to the facts, and
the letter which he gave her to give
to the proprietress of the house of
prostitution in Panama was put in
evidence.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
A Fire-A Man PRraly zed by an
Eleetsi e wire.

New YoRK, January 2O.-A fire
broke out this afternoon in the engine
room of the store at No. 40 Vesey
street, occupied by the Centennial
American Tea Company. The build
ing was completely eutted. The loss
is estimated at about $37, 900. While
the fire was in progress Lineman
Frederick Simmons, of the electric
light company, climbed pole to cut
the electric wires leading into the
store. In the act he received shock
which paralyzed him. He fell to the
ground, striking on his head. He died
in ten minutes.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21

CINCINNATI, o., January 20.-The
wife OF James McHale died this morn.
ing at their residence at Race and
Water streets from the effect Of poison,
but whether il is case Of suicide or
murder is not yet known. Her friends
say they did not know she had taken
poi on until midnight, when physi.
clan was called. She had been III
since noon yesterday.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That a
IN special meeting of the stockholders Of
the Memphis and Birmingham Railroad
Company will DO held at the office Of the
on MONDAY. January 81, 1857. at ten (iOj
o'clock m, for the purpose of voting upon
the question of consolidating the Memphis
and Birmingham Railroad Company Of Ala.
bama with the Kansas City, Memphis and
sippi and Tennessee, and for the transaction
OF such other business as may properly come
GEO. II. NETTLETON, President.
]. s. FORD, Secretary.
Rirmin cha m Ala nacap har IN 1875